PROF PHILIP C VAN DER WESTHUIZEN MED (PU vir CHO), DEd (PU vir CHO), DEd (UNISA) Main Focus Education Management and Organisational Theory Area of Specialisation Management development Organisational development Epistemological foundations of education management and organisations. ABBREVIATED CURRICULUM VITAE (2005-2011) Professional Association Membership Appointed by the South African Academy for Sciences and Arts, as chair person of the panel of the recommendation committee for awarding the STALS prize (2010-2013) External evaluator: Departmental evaluation; Department of Policy Studies, University of Stellenbosch (2005) Appointed by the South African Academy for Sciences and Arts, as member of the panel of the recommendation committee for awarding the STALS prize (2005) International committee of School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) member British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society. (BELMAS) Britain: member Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM) Australia: member American Educational Research Association (AERA) USA: member Member of the executive board of Education Association of South Africa: 2002 current Member of the National Scholarly Editors Forum (of ASSAF): 2006- current ACADEMIC OUTPUT (2005-2011) Academic Journals (* only ISI Accredited journals) * 2012 The management of diversity in schools a balancing act. (co-author: HJ van Vuuren & JL Van der Walt) International Journal of Educational Development. 32(1):155-162 *2011 Caring school leadership: a South African study. (co-authors: CP Van der Vyver & L Meyer) Educational management, administration and leadership. (submitted) *2011 Educators and the quality of their work environment: an analysis of the organisational climate in primary schools. (co-authors: D Vos, PJ Mentz & S Ellis) South African Journal of Education. (submitted) 1
*2011 How an analysis of reviewers' reports can enhance the quality of submissions to a journal of education. (co-authors: JL Van der Walt & CC Wolhuter) South African Journal of Education. 31(1):1-14 *2008 The relation between an effective organizational culture and student discipline in a boarding school. (co-authors: IJ Oosthuizen & CC Wolhuter) Education and Urban Society. 40(2):205-224 *2007 Professionalising principalship in South Africa. (co-author: HJ Van Vuuren) South African Journal of Education. 27(3):431-446 *2005 Organisational culture and academic achievement in secondary schools. (co-authors: MJ Mosoge, LH Swanepoel & LD Coetsee) Education and Urban Society. 38(1):89-109 * 2004 Capacity-building for educational managers in South Africa: a case study of the Mpumalanga Province.( co-authers MJ Mosoge & HJ Van Vuuren.) International Journal of Educational Development. 24(6):705-719. Chapters in academic books 2011 Organisational development in schools: a strategy for the management of diversity (co-author: HJ Van Vuuren) in Organisational development in schools: a strategy for the management of diversity, (Ed. PC Van der Westhuizen), 3 rd edition, 4 th impression. Pretoria: Van Schaik. 2011 Organisational development in schools through quality management (co-author: PP De Bruyn) in Schools as organisations, (Ed. PC Van der Westhuizen), 3 rd edition, 4 th impression. Pretoria: Van Schaik. 2011 Organisational development and the quality of working life in schools (co-author: M Erasmus) in Schools as organisations, (Ed. PC Van der Westhuizen), 3 rd edition, 4 th impression. Pretoria: Van Schaik. 2011 Resistance to change (co-author: AMC Theron) in Schools as organisations, (Ed. PC Van der Westhuizen), 3 rd edition,4 th impression. Pretoria: Van Schaik. 2011 An ontological perspective on the school as organisation (co-author: PJ Mentz) in Schools as organisations, (Ed. PC Van der Westhuizen), 3 rd edition,4 th impression. Pretoria: Van Schaik. 2010 Organisational theory (co-authors: CJJ Basson & GS Niemann) in Effective educational management, (Ed. PC Van der Westhuizen), 18 th impression. Pretoria: Kagiso. 2010 Educational management tasks in Effective educational management, (Ed. PC Van der Westhuizen), 18 th impression. Pretoria: Van Schaik. 2010 The development of scientific management thought and some developments in the field of educational management in Effective educational management, (Ed. PC Van der Westlhuizen), 18 th impression. Pretoria: Kagiso. 2010 Perspectives on educational management and explanation of terms in Effective educational management, (Ed. PC Van der Westhuizen), 18 th impression. Pretoria: Kagiso. 2010 Orientation in Effective educational management, (Ed. P C van der Westhuizen), 18 th impression. Pretoria: Kagiso. Subject related books 2011 Schools as organisations (Editor). 3 rd ed., 4 th impression. Pretoria: Van Schaik. 2010 Effective educational management (Editor). 18 th impression. Pretoria: Kagiso.. Papers at conferences International 2
2011 Meet Journal Editors: Journal Talks 8 South African Journal of education: locally relevant and internationally recognised. Annual meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA). New Orleans. (Invited Roundtable Session) (8-12 Apr) 2009 Leadership for the management of diversity: findings from international focus group discussions. (co-presenter: HJ Van Vuuren) Annual ICSEI meeting. Vancouver, Canada. (4-8 Jan) 2009 Leading and managing diverse schools: Lessons learnt from best practices in South Africa. (co-presenter: HJ Van Vuuren) The Annual American Education Research Association, San Diego, USA. (13-17 Apr) 2009 Policy parameters in the development of a training programme for school principals (PhD). (Guest Prof John Daresh) Colloquia to the MEd and PhD. Students at the University of Texas. (19-23 Apr) 2009 Values and Leadership (MEd). (Guest Prof John Daresh) Colloquia to the MEd and PhD. Students at the University of Texas. (19-23 Apr) 2009 School leadership training in South Africa and identity. (co-presenter: HJ Van Vuuren) Mini-conference at the Driestar Educatief, Gouda, Netherland. (28-29 May). 2007 Invited Chair for session 1. International Conference of Education, Athens Institute for Education and Research. (27-29 May). (On invitation) 2006 The management of diversity in secondary schools. (co-presenter HJ Van Vuuren) International Congress for School Effectiveness and improvement, Ft Lauderdale, USA. (3-6 Jan) 2006 The professionalisation of principalship in South Africa. (co-presenter HJ Van Vuuren) International Congress for School Effectiveness and improvement, Ft Lauderdale, USA. (3-6 Jan) 2006 Part of study tour for special edition of SAJE. Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM) conference. Lefkosia (Nicosia), Cyprus. (12-16 Oct) 2006 Meeting of Board of Advisors of the CCEAM of the Journal: International studies in Educational Administration. Bi-annual conference of the Commonwealth Council of Educational Administration and Management. Lefkosia, Cyprus. (12-17 Oct) 2005 The management of diversity in schools. (co-presenter: HJ Van Vuuren) Focus group discussion at the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Barcelona. (2-5 Jan) 2005 Effective organisational culture and academic achievement. (co-presenter: MJ Mosoge) International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement. Barcelona. (2-5 Jan) 2005 Part of study tour for special edition of SAJE. First International Conference on School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI). Shenyang, China. (22-25 Sept) National 2010 A strategy for the management of diversity in education. (co-presenter: HJ Van Vuuren), Annual Conference Education Association of South Africa (EASA). Quest, Vanderbijlpark. (11-14 Jan) 2010 Management strategies for optimising the caring role of the school principal with regard to the educator, as part of principal training in distanced education programmes. (co-presenter: CP Van der Vyver), Poster session at the National Association of Distance Education and Open Learning in South Africa (NADEOSA). North-West University, Potchefstroom. (6-8 Sept) 2009 Best practices in well-lead schools. (co-presenter: HJ Van Vuuren), Annual Conference Education Association of South Africa (EASA). Karridene, Durban, Kwa- Zulu Natal. (6-9 Jan) 2008 The management of diversity: perspectives from international and national focus group discussions. (co-presenter: HJ Van Vuuren), Annual Conference Education Association of South Africa (EASA). Langebaan, Mykonos. (7-11 Jan) 3
2006 Educating school leaders (co-presenter: HJ Van Vuuren), Annual Conference Education Association of South Africa (EASA). Bloemfontein. (18-20 Jan) 2006 Determining best practices in the management of diversity in education (copresenter: HJ Van Vuuren) Annual Conference Education Association of South Africa (EASA)/Kenton Conference. Eastern Cape, Wilderness. (27 Nov 1 Dec) 2005 Organisational culture and academic achievement. Is there a relation? (copresenter: MJ Mosoge) Annual Conference Education Association of South Africa (EASA). North-West University, Potchefstroom. (12-15 Jan) Research projects and reports Projects 2007-2011 - Optimising aspects in the workplace. Sponsor: NRF 2007 Education leadership and management. Special issue of SAJE. Sponsor: HEQC. 2007 The effectiveness of the EMD Programme in Mpumalanga Province. Sponsor: Department of Education Completed postgraduate students Masters degree students: 6 Doctoral students: 7 Current postgraduate students Other Masters degree students: 2 Doctoral students: 3 Peer reviewer for national and international academic journals. External examiner of 2 PhD s, 1 D.Ed and 3 MEd degrees. Editorial panel o South African Journal of Education. (Editor in chief accredited). (2002-2011) o National Scholarly Editors Forum: (Member) (2005) o Perspectives in Education (Member editorial board) (2001-current) o International Journal of Educational Administration (Member editorial board) (2004) NRF rating: Receive grading as an established researcher in 2003 (2004-2008) and in 2008 (2009-2013) Member of the Institutional Research Support Committee (2011-2013) Member of the Campus Senate Member of Research Committee of Faculty of Educational Sciences Member of the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Education Sciences Subject head: Education management and leadership Act as selector/referee for the following o Fokus o Koers o Pedagogiekjoernaal o Curriculum Inquiry o Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Opvoedkunde o Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Bedryfsleiding o Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe o NRF/RGN (evaluation of reports and applications) 4
o AERA o Teaching Education o International Studies in Educational Administration o Educational Management, Administration and Leadership o SANPAD o Selector of Stals award o Perspectives in Education 5